Event History

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Big Buck carried the Las Vegas party over from 2017 into 2018, hitting the strip for a second time from the stunning Esports Arena.

Just as the 2017 Ladies Champ was the 2nd place winner of 2016, the 2018 Ladies Champ was the 2nd place winner of 2017. Melissa Romanik bested not one but two former Ladies Champs, sending both Melinda Van Hoomissen and Sara Erlandson to the reload bracket. Melissa proved an unstoppable force rising to claim her first Ladies Champ title.

In the 11th Big Buck World Championship, Sean Chadwick and Trevor Gartner faced off again. In 2017, Sean eliminated Trevor from the tournament. In 2018, Trevor returned with a vengeance, sending Sean to the reload bracket. The duo met again in the championship match to battle it out across a full adventure. As the dust settled, Trevor proved victorious to claim his fourth World Champion title.

Fueled by a narrow second place finish in 2016, Kylie Hodsdon was back with a vengeance in 2017! She tore through the bracket, losing only once to Melissa Romanik - a mistake she quickly made up for by forcing another round in the championship and winning her first Ladies' Tourney title!

In the 10th Big Buck World Championship, Rogelio "RJ" Anguiano taught us all a thing or two about how far practice and dedication can get you by winning every single one of his matches - including the final match against Australian newcomer Sean Chadwick. It was truly inspirational, but it was not nearly as inspirational as his promise to put the $20000 prize into college funds for his two children. That's a real Hunter Hero!

World Championship

Place

Player Name

Prize

1

Rogelio Anguiano

$20,000

2

Sean Chadwick

$10,000

3

Ryan Hodsdon

$8,000

4

TREVOR GARTNER

$5,000

5

Mike Byrne

$4,000

6

Mark Santander

$4,000

7

CHRIS FREAM

$3,000

8

Jamie Rundall

$3,000

9

Nate Boyer

$1,000

10

Glen Rattray

$1,000

11

JARON ANDERSON

$1,000

12

Andy Koleba

$1,000

13

JEREMY BAHMULLER

$800

14

Bob Aspell

$800

15

Brenton Garritty

$800

16

James Kennington

$800

17

Jason Brouellette

$400

18

PHILIP BEAUPRE

$400

19

Federico Read

$400

20

Drew Baldock

$400

21

Gage Wilson

$400

22

James Martinez

$400

23

Danny Arbuckle

$400

24

Chris Otte

$400

25

Andrew Moskowitz

$300

26

Patrick Heelan

$300

27

Buddy Michini

$300

28

Sean Stafford

$300

29

CHRIS BURGESS

$300

30

Andre Rivas

$300

31

Carley Szweda

$300

32

Mason Powell

$300

33

MATT PETERSON

$250

34

Matthew Garver

$250

35

Derek Tower

$250

36

Andrew White

$250

37

Tony Passon

$250

38

Sara Erlandson

$250

39

Michael Paulson

$250

40

SCOTT Van Hoomissen

$250

41

Bill Hulke

$250

42

Jordan Green

$250

43

Andy Lin

$250

44

Robert Noerr

$250

45

Daniel Himes

$250

46

AUDRA Star

$250

47

Matthew Compton

$250

48

Renee Brookes

$250

49

Joe Miller

$150

50

CHRIS EXBERGER

$150

51

Dan Brown

$150

52

Eldon Eagle

$150

53

Jeffrey Anderson

$150

54

Ann Nielson

$150

55

Alexis Murphy

$150

56

MELINDA VAN HOOMISSEN

$150

57

Derek Okumura

$150

58

Kris Hauptman

$150

59

Thomas Szemere

$150

60

Jimmy Tang

$150

61

Kylie Hodsdon

$150

62

Victor Marik

$150

63

Jerad Erlandson

$150

64

Franz Grimes

$150

Ladies Tournament

Place

Player Name

Prize

1

Kylie Hodsdon

$5,000

2

Melissa Romanik

$2,000

3

MELINDA VAN HOOMISSEN

$1,500

4

Julianne Jones

$1,000

5

Sara Erlandson

$500

6

Alexis Murphy

$500

7

Jaclyn Stafford

$250

8

Lauren Hope

$250

9

Carley Szweda

$200

10

Lauren Keller

$200

11

Nichole Erickson

$200

12

Monica Thompson

$200

13

Christie Carroll

$150

14

Rhonda Doyle

$150

15

patricia Schlingman

$150

16

Kristina Eddy

$150

17

Jess Rowley

$100

18

Julia Willmott

$100

19

Alee Gillis

$100

20

Erin Passon

$100

21

Sara Brooks

$100

22

Kelly Kim

$100

23

Renee Swanson

$100

24

Ebony Grant

$100

25

Shirley Anne (Luv) Mcmurtrey

$75

26

ALLYSSA FRIEDMAN

$75

27

Heidi Girard

$75

28

Kellie Case

$75

29

AUDRA Star

$75

30

Olena Korotych

$75

31

Katelyn Heim

$75

32

Cynthia Romanik

$75

The Bucks are Bigger in Texas! But why stop at bigger? The 2016 Big Buck World Championship also went BOLDER - taking the action outdoors for the first time and boosting the prize pool to an unprecedented $100,000! Clouds and rain threatened to put a damper on things, but we popped the lenses out of our Big Buck sunglasses and partied like it was spring break in November! Our 9th-annual Championship weekend was filled with music, unforgettable moments, and world-class competition.

Former Ladies Champions, Melinda Van Hoomissen and Sara Erlandson, faced each other again. However, this time they ended up squaring off in the reload bracket fighting to determine who would advance and who would end up with a 5th place finish. Melinda emerged victorious against Sara, and she battled her way forward to a championship match against Kylie Hodsdon. Showing true grit and stalwart determination, Melinda forced a reload championship match and emerged victorious!

In the World Championship, Trevor Gartner once again proved a dominant force topping the winner's side of the bracket. 2012 champion Chris Fream rose from the reload bracket for another shot at glory. Both players put on a staggering display of skill, as the World Championship also headed into a reload championship match. Beating Chris Fream on 12 of the 15 sites played, Trevor defended his title and claimed the $20,000 top prize!

World Championship

Place

Player Name

Prize

1

Trevor Gartner

$20,000

2

Chris Fream

$10,000

3

Rogelio Anguiano

$8,000

4

John Byrne

$5,000

5

Sara Erlandson

$4,000

6

Melinda Van Hoomissen

$4,000

7

Derek Tower

$3,000

8

Brenton Garritty

$3,000

9

Joe Miller

$1,000

10

James Kennington

$1,000

11

Andy Lin

$1,000

12

Travis Pastrana

$1,000

13

Mike Byrne

$800

14

Courtney McLauchlan

$800

15

Drew Baldock

$800

16

Danny Arbuckle

$800

17

Ryan Hodsdon

$400

18

Matt Peterson

$400

19

Philip Beaupre

$400

20

Andrew Moskowitz

$400

21

Andrew White

$400

22

Mark Santander

$400

23

Eric Lau

$400

24

Mason Powell

$400

25

Alex Derho

$300

26

Chris Burgess

$300

27

Jason Brouellette

$300

28

Patrick Heelan

$300

29

Kelly Clark

$300

30

Kylie Hodsdon

$300

31

Bill Hulke

$300

32

Andy Koleba

$300

33

James Fish

$250

34

Lindsey Garver

$250

35

Mike Ridings

$250

36

Mike Forest

$250

37

Renee Brookes

$250

38

Tony Passon

$250

39

Scott Van Hoomissen

$250

40

Steve Herring

$250

41

Orie Clark

$250

42

Steve St Arnold

$250

43

Bradley Gartner

$250

44

Dick Schultz

$250

45

Robert Aspell

$250

46

Erich Schnitzer

$250

47

Ryan Avery Follensbee

$250

48

KLINT KRIEGER

$250

49

Nate Boyer

$150

50

Matt Toohey

$150

51

Glen Rattray

$150

52

Federico Read

$150

53

Jubilee Saranillo

$150

54

Rick Doyle

$150

55

Michael Paulson

$150

56

Dan Brown

$150

57

Samantha Intrieri

$150

58

Timothy O'Malley

$150

59

Aaron Rapaport

$150

60

Bernard Michini

$150

61

Jaron Anderson

$150

62

Sean Stafford

$150

63

Eli English

$150

64

James Martinez

$150

Ladies Tournament

Place

Player Name

Prize

1

Melinda Van Hoomissen

$5,000

2

Kylie Hodsdon

$2,000

3

Melissa Romanik

$1,500

4

Renee Brookes

$1,000

5

Sara Erlandson

$500

6

Alee Gillis

$500

7

Lindsey Garver

$250

8

Jill Sands

$250

9

Julianne Jones

$200

10

Audra Zentner

$200

11

Allyssa Friedman

$200

12

Kelly Clark

$200

13

Samantha Intrieri

$150

14

Emily Deiss

$150

15

Danielle Hernandez

$150

16

Courtney McLauchlan

$150

17

Jaclyn Stafford

$100

18

Julia Willmott

$100

19

Erin Passon

$100

20

Shirley Anne (Luv) Mcmurtrey

$100

21

Rhonda Doyle

$100

22

Kelly DeForrest

$100

23

Sara Brooks

$100

24

Renee Moshier

$100

25

Jen Ries

$75

26

Christie Carroll

$75

27

Alexis Murphy

$75

28

Krystin Jaquez

$75

29

Jubilee Saranillo

$75

For the 2015 Big Buck World Championship, we rack 'n' rolled at the Hard Rock Cafe in the heart of Chicago!

In what can only be described as a record breaking and heart racing tournament, we saw some of the best competition we've seen to date! Complimented by 220,000 views live on Twitch, we saw two heavy hitters of the Big Buck World, Derek Tower and Trevor Gartner, duke it out for that coveted spot as a Two Time World Champion. After putting on a Big Buck Clinic, Trevor Gartner hoisted the check and walked away a Champion with the $15,000 prize for his recently announced unborn child!

In the Ladies Championship, we saw another rematch, featuring the biggest Big Buck Rivalry. Sara Erlandson and Melinda Van Hoomissen met on stage yet again, for one of the most intense matches of the weekend. Sara was able to maintain her cool throughout and continued on to become a four time Ladies Tournament Winner!

World Championship

Place

Player Name

Prize

1

TREVOR GARTNER

$15,000

2

Derek Tower

$7,500

3

Mike Byrne

$5,000

4

Ryan Hodsdon

$2,500

5

Danny Arbuckle

$2,000

6

Bill Hulke

$2,000

7

CHRIS FREAM

$1,500

8

JEREMY BAHMULLER

$1,500

9

James Fish

$750

10

Rogelio Anguiano

$750

11

Sara Erlandson

$750

12

JARON ANDERSON

$750

13

James Kennington

$500

14

MATT PETERSON

$500

15

Matthew Garver

$500

16

ALEX DERHO

$500

17

Nate Boyer

$250

18

JOHN BYRNE

$250

19

ANDY LIN

$250

20

MELINDA VAN HOOMISSEN

$250

21

Mike Smeraglio

$250

22

Andrew Moskowitz

$250

23

BRADLEY GARTNER

$250

24

Jerad Erlandson

$250

25

Joe Miller

$200

26

Lindsey Garver

$200

27

Kevin Naumann

$200

28

PHILIP BEAUPRE

$200

29

SCOTT VAN HOOMISSEN

$200

30

Brenton Garritty

$200

31

Courtney Mclauchlan

$200

32

Brad Athmann

$200

33

Samantha Intrieri

$150

34

Tony Passon

$150

35

Neil Davidson

$150

36

Tegan Muir

$150

37

CHRIS BURGESS

$150

38

Carley Szweda

$150

39

Mason Powell

$150

40

Andy Koleba

$150

41

Mike Ridings

$150

42

Thomas Szemere

$150

43

Tim King

$150

44

Ryan Avery Follensbee

$150

45

Dave Van Akkeren

$150

46

Brady Sobieck

$150

47

Greg Burmeister

$150

48

Alexandra Gillis

$150

49

Kevin Leming

$100

50

JASON BROUELLETTE

$100

51

Erich Schnitzer

$100

52

Jacob Birkeland

$100

53

Michael Paulson

$100

54

Keenan O'Callaghan

$100

55

Peter Vibar

$100

56

KLINT KRIEGER

$100

57

Dick Schultz

$100

58

Jamison Minkoff

$100

59

Roman Patterson

$100

60

Aaron Honkonen

$100

61

Andrew White

$100

62

Kylie Hodsdon

$100

63

patricia Schlingman

$100

64

Steven Naumann

$100

Ladies Tournament

Place

Player Name

Prize

1

Sara Erlandson

$5,000

2

MELINDA VAN HOOMISSEN

$2,000

3

Lindsey Garver

$1,500

4

Samantha Intrieri

$1,000

5

AUDRA ZENTNER

$500

6

Julia Willmott

$500

7

Melissa Romanik

$250

8

Kristina Eddy

$250

9

Alexis Murphy

$200

10

Jaclyn Stafford

$200

11

Carley Szweda

$200

12

Courtney Mclauchlan

$200

13

Jennie Booker

$150

14

Kylie Hodsdon

$150

15

Celina Fugate

$150

16

Christina Ronyecz

$150

17

JESSE PARMENTIER

$100

18

Sara 0lchefski

$100

19

Colleen Brown

$100

20

Sara Brooks

$100

21

Heidi Girard

$100

22

Emily Deiss

$100

23

patricia Schlingman

$100

24

Tegan Muir

$100

25

AMANDA GARTNER

$75

26

Alexandra Gillis

$75

27

Renee Moshier

$75

28

Stephanie Dunton

$75

29

Jen Amato

$75

30

Nicole Shellhart

$75

31

Amber Parmentier

$75

32

Chelsea Boyer

$75

In 2014, we brought the World Championship to the epicenter of Big Buck fandom itself -
Minneapolis, MN!

With people from every corner of the Pourhouse and indeed, every corner of the world watching
(thanks to a slick new broadcast on Twitch), the pressure was on. One by one, players were
knocked out, and as the smoke cleared, a plush lion hat came into view - it was none
other than Derek Tower! Perhaps our most humble Champion, he was quoted as saying that the
title means more to him than the big check.

The now legendary rivalry between 2-time winner Sara Erlandson and sitting Ladies Champ
Melinda Van Hoomissen hung heavy in the air as they both stepped into the spotlight for the
final match. After a vicious back-and-forth game, Sara managed to win back her coveted title!

World Championship

Place

Player Name

Prize

1

DEREK TOWER

$15,000

2

Matthew Garver

$7,500

3

CHRIS FREAM

$5,000

4

JOHN BYRNE

$2,500

5

James Fish

$2,000

6

Robert Owens

$2,000

7

TREVOR GARTNER

$1,500

8

Thomas Tonda

$1,500

9

Brandon Larson

$750

10

Mike Smeraglio

$750

11

Mike Byrne

$750

12

Drew Mikluscak

$750

13

Joe Miller

$500

14

Rogelio Anguiano

$500

15

Todd Wickard

$500

16

JARON ANDERSON

$500

17

William Gutzke

$250

18

James Kennington

$250

19

Ryan Hodsdon

$250

20

Lindsey Breckenrdge

$250

21

ALEX DERHO

$250

22

ANDY LIN

$250

23

Baz Russell

$250

24

Andrew Moskowitz

$250

25

Jeffrey Hochule

$200

26

Josh Bielke

$200

27

JEREMY BAHMULLER

$200

28

Carley Szweda

$200

29

Carlos Bordes

$200

30

Ben Nelson

$200

31

Steven Naumann

$200

32

Nick Palleon

$200

33

CHRIS NORBECK

$150

34

Nate Boyer

$150

35

MATT PETERSON

$150

36

Nick Robbins

$150

37

SCOTT VAN HOOMISSEN

$150

38

Sara Erlandson

$150

39

Steve Ahrendt

$150

40

Steven Guenther

$150

41

Mike Bushey

$150

42

BRADLEY GARTNER

$150

43

Brenton Garritty

$150

44

Samantha Intrieri

$150

45

KLINT KRIEGER

$150

46

Jared Crumpler

$150

47

Joe Moreau

$150

48

Shawn Herdina

$150

49

Matt Butler

$100

50

Jerad Erlandson

$100

51

MELINDA VAN HOOMISSEN

$100

52

Thomas Szemere

$100

53

Kevin Naumann

$100

54

Danny Arbuckle

$100

55

DEREK SHARP

$100

56

Ryan Okeefe

$100

57

STEVEN CAMPBELL

$100

58

Matt Gallagher

$100

59

Eric Naumann

$100

60

Steve Johnson

$100

61

Kevin Leming

$100

62

Ryan Paton

$100

63

Allen Cherry

$100

64

Elliot Foley

$100

Ladies Tournament

Place

Player Name

Prize

1

Sara Erlandson

$5,000

2

MELINDA VAN HOOMISSEN

$2,000

3

AUDRA ZENTNER

$1,500

4

Lindsey Breckenrdge

$1,000

5

Gina Heidenreich

$500

6

Melissa Romanik

$500

7

Carley Szweda

$250

8

Sabine Rudolph

$250

9

Samantha Intrieri

$200

10

Christina Ronyecz

$200

11

Sara 0lchefski

$200

12

Jen Amato

$200

13

Sami Bausch

$150

14

ALESSIA BRUGNARA

$150

15

Julia Willmott

$150

16

Renee Bawdon

$150

17

AMANDA GARTNER

$100

18

Jennifer Israel

$100

19

Celina Fugate

$100

20

Christina Flandrick

$100

21

Nicole Cartier

$100

22

Kara Carlson

$100

23

CHARYSSE MINDER

$100

24

Anne Wodarczyk

$100

25

ALLYSSA FRIEDMAN

$75

26

Kylie Hodsdon

$75

27

patricia Schlingman

$75

28

Beck Irby

$75

29

CRYSTAL BAHMULLER

$75

2013 saw the return of the World Championship to its home town - and to celebrate, we transformed Chicago’s hottest new venue, 1st Ward at Chop Shop, into an epic, 2-story Big Buck battle arena!

The Championship was filled with stunning upsets by some fresh new faces, but in the end - it was veteran hunter Trevor Gartner of Wisconsin’s “Sconnie Snipers” that stood victorious!

And speaking of returning players - Melinda Van Hoomissen, with the sting of 2012’s narrow defeat fresh in her mind, stepped up and denied Sara Erlandson her much talked about 3-peat in the Ladies Tourney after a truly breathtaking final match.

World Championship

Place

Player Name

Prize

1

TREVOR GARTNER

$15,000

2

Matthew Garver

$7,500

3

Ryan Hodsdon

$5,000

4

CHRIS FREAM

$2,500

5

Bryan Stooksbury

$2,000

6

Ben Perkins

$2,000

7

Todd Wickard

$1,500

8

Mike Byrne

$1,500

9

Nick Robbins

$750

10

ALEX DERHO

$750

11

Robert Owens

$750

12

Steven Naumann

$750

13

Rogelio Anguiano

$500

14

JEREMY BAHMULLER

$500

15

Drew Mikluscak

$500

16

Greg Aycock

$500

17

MATT PETERSON

$250

18

James Kennington

$250

19

Nathan Boyer

$250

20

William GUTZKE

$250

21

Kevin Naumann

$250

22

STEVEN CAMPBELL

$250

23

DEREK TOWER

$250

24

Jon Kump

$250

25

SCOTT VAN HOOMSN

$200

26

MELINDA VAN HOOMSN

$200

27

Alex Proctor

$200

28

Ben Nelson

$200

29

Josh Bielke

$200

30

AUDRA ZENTNER

$200

31

Brenton Garritty

$200

32

CARLEY SZWEDA

$200

33

JERAD ERLANDSON

$150

34

Joe miller

$150

35

Eric Naumann

$150

36

ANDY LIN

$150

37

Nick Palleon

$150

38

Paul Ewen

$150

39

SARA ERLANDSON

$150

40

JARON ANDERSON

$150

41

Colby Bradley

$150

42

Matthew Keelan

$150

43

DAN HIMES

$150

44

Mike Ridings

$150

45

Brandon Janesz

$150

46

Joe Moreau

$150

47

Zach Merriman

$150

48

JON GRAY

$150

49

Thomas Szemere

$100

50

Thomas Tonda

$100

51

AMANDA GARTNER

$100

52

Michael Costello

$100

53

Sean Ogawa

$100

54

Paul Elledge

$100

55

James Fish

$100

56

Brian Erhardt

$100

57

Steve Johnson

$100

58

Terry Ward

$100

59

James Cuca

$100

60

Brian Russer

$100

61

Keenan OCallaghan

$100

62

Jared Crumpler

$100

63

ALLYSSA FRIEDMAN

$100

64

Allen Cherry

$100

Ladies Tournament

Place

Player Name

Prize

1

MELINDA VAN HOOMISSEN

$5,000

2

SARA ERLANDSON

$2,000

3

JESSE PARMENTIER

$1,500

4

AUDRA ZENTNER

$1,000

5

Kylie Williams

$500

6

Lindsey Brecknrdge

$500

7

Christina Ronyecz

$250

8

Lisa Fruth

$250

9

Jen Amato

$200

10

Gina Heidenreich

$200

11

Sabine Rudolph

$200

12

JULIA WILLMOTT

$200

13

ALLYSSA FRIEDMAN

$150

14

ALESSIA BRUGNARA

$150

15

Sara 0lchefski

$150

16

Samantha Intrieri

$150

17

CARLEY SZWEDA

$100

18

Celina Fugate

$100

19

AMANDA GARTNER

$100

20

Melissa Romanik

$100

21

Laura Naumann

$100

22

CHARYSSE MINDER

$100

23

Jane Pordon

$100

24

NINA ELLNER

$100

25

Valarie miller

$75

26

Chandra Brouelette

$75

27

Anne Bollman

$75

28

Alana DiGiacomo

$75

29

Alee Gillis

$75

30

Alexis Murphy

$75

31

Nicole Cartier

$75

32

Mary Sylves

$75

To celebrate the release of Big Buck HD, we went BIG in 2012, moving the event to New York's Altman Building, and throwing a party unlike anything our players had seen before.

After a great competition, the final 8 players all hailed from the Midwest. Nick Robbins, perhaps inspired by the Bergs, fought his way to the finals - but was outgunned by Chris Fream, another World Championship veteran.

Sara Erlandson also proved to be a force to be reckoned with, not only defending her title in the Ladies Tourney, but placing 4th overall in the World Championship!

World Championship

Place

Player Name

Prize

1

CHRIS FREAM

$15,000

2

Nick Robbins

$7,500

3

Mike Byrne

$4,000

4

SARA ERLANDSON

$2,000

5

Kevin Naumann

$1,500

6

Josh Bielke

$1,500

7

Nick Lundin

$1,000

8

DAN HIMES

$1,000

9

JEREMY BAHMULLER

$500

10

Maxwell Paul

$500

11

CARLEY SZWEDA

$500

12

AUDRA ZENTNER

$500

13

Tyler Briggs

$300

14

ALEX DERHOHANNESIAN

$300

15

ROBERT OWENS

$300

16

JERAD ERLANDSON

$300

17

TREVOR GARTNER

$200

18

Steven Guenther

$200

19

CHRIS NORBECK

$200

20

Steven Naumann

$200

21

MELINDA VAN HOOMISSEN

$200

22

WILLIAM EIDENBACK

$200

23

Ben Nelson

$200

24

Kelly Folly

$200

25

MATT PETERSON

$100

26

DEREK TOWER

$100

27

T0Dd Wickard

$100

28

Greg Aycock

$100

29

Makanalani Thatcher

$100

30

Drew Mikluscak

$100

31

BARRY AHERN

$100

32

Mark Miller

$100

33

Clay Conrad

$75

34

Scott Danyow

$75

35

Nick Palleon

$75

36

ANDY LIN

$75

37

Brenton Garritty

$75

38

NICK BERG

$75

39

Eric Naumann

$75

40

R0GELIO ANGUIANO

$75

41

Dan Gruber

$75

42

SCOTT VAN HOOMISSEN

$75

43

Alex Gentile

$75

44

Michael Scott

$75

45

Eric Lau

$75

46

CHRIS GREEN

$75

47

DEREK CARLSON

$75

48

Celina Fugate

$75

49

Marshall Maurer

$50

50

derrick michael

$50

51

Jay Shepard

$50

52

STEVEN CAMPBELL

$50

53

KEVIN L BRIGHT

$50

54

Keenan OCallaghan

$50

55

Steve St Arnold

$50

56

TH0MAS SZEMERE

$50

57

JERAD BERG

$50

58

travis pastrana

$50

59

ED PACHECANO

$50

60

BLAKE BELANGER

$50

61

THOR FOX

$50

62

JEREMY HOLLINGSWORTH

$50

63

JESSE PARMENTIER

$50

64

MIKE SYLVES

$50

Ladies Tournament

Place

Player Name

Prize

1

Sara Erlandson

$5,000

2

MELINDA VAN HOOMISSEN

$1,500

3

Christina Ronyecz

$750

4

ALLYSSA FRIEDMAN

$500

5

AUDRA ZENTNER

$300

6

KEELI HANZELKA

$300

7

JESSE PARMENTIER

$200

8

Celina Fugate

$200

9

AMANDA SMITH

$150

10

Makanalani Thatcher

$150

11

CARLEY SZWEDA

$150

12

Mary Burke

$150

13

Stephanie Huff

$100

14

Kelly Folly

$100

15

Melanie Lauer

$100

16

Jen Amato

$100

17

Jane Pordon

$75

18

Ruth ZELEDON

$75

19

Melanie Dzelme

$75

20

heather zellers

$75

21

Jamila Gulec

$75

22

TARA HUYNH

$75

23

NINA ELLNER

$75

In a move that surprised players everywhere, we combined the tournaments into one in 2011. If players wanted to truly prove themselves worthy of Pappy's Jug, they would have to rise to the challenge in both Big Buck Hunter Pro: Open Season AND Big Buck Safari: Outback, the latest upgrade to Big Buck Safari. Like the tournament, the game itself was combined into one cabinet - Big Buck World.

Nick Robbins took home the glory (and the newly increased $15,000 grand prize) and Sara Erlandson became our first-ever Ladies Tourney Champion, beating out 15 other talented huntresses from around the country.

World Championship

Place

Player Name

Prize

1

Nick Robbins

$15,000

2

Steven Naumann

$7,500

3

Max Manning

$4,000

4

Brenton Garritty

$2,000

5

Steven Guenther

$1,500

6

William GUTZKE

$1,500

7

Clay Conrad

$1,000

8

JERAD ERLANDSON

$1,000

9

JEREMY BAHMULLER

$500

10

ALEX DERHOHANNESIAN

$500

11

CHRIS NORBECK

$500

12

travis pastrana

$500

13

Bryan Stooksbury

$300

14

Nick Lundin

$300

15

Keenan OCallaghan

$300

16

ROBERT OWENS

$300

17

TREVOR GARTNER

$200

18

SCOTT VAN HOOMISSEN

$200

19

THOR FOX

$200

20

TREVOR FLOREN

$200

21

STEVE AKERS

$200

22

NICK BERG

$200

23

JERRETT BARTLETT

$200

24

Josh Bielke

$200

25

Rokhsan ARFA

$100

26

Eric Naumann

$100

27

JERAD BERG

$100

28

kyle dodier

$100

29

Nick Palleon

$100

30

MATT PETERSON

$100

31

DEREK TOWER

$100

32

SCOTTY LAGO

$100

33

STEPHEN NERI

$75

34

RUSSEL BELTZ

$75

35

JESSICA TYREE

$75

36

KEENAN HUGHES

$75

37

Thomas Tonda

$75

38

MELINDA VAN HOOMISSEN

$75

39

BRADLEY GARTNER

$75

40

Kelly Folly

$75

41

Michael Ridings

$75

42

KEVIN L BRIGHT

$75

43

THOMAS BURLESON

$75

44

CARLEY SZWEDA

$75

45

ED PACHECANO

$75

46

MATT MILNER

$75

47

BLAINE T CHRISTOPHER

$75

48

Eric Lau

$75

49

DAN NERI

$50

50

Kevin Naumann

$50

51

WILLIAM TYREE

$50

52

CHRIS GREEN

$50

53

Todd Wickard

$50

54

MATTHEW BUDZISZ

$50

55

CHRIS LEWY

$50

56

MAXWELL PAUL

$50

57

Thomas Passemante

$50

58

TONY YOUNG

$50

59

STEVEN CAMPBELL

$50

60

BRIAN SOMMATINO

$50

61

DUSTIN WYGLE

$50

62

TH0MAS SZEMERE

$50

63

Ben Perkins

$50

64

jeremy witek

$50

Ladies Tournament

Place

Player Name

Prize

1

Sara Erlandson

$2,000

2

CARLEY SZWEDA

$1,000

3

NINA MACDONALD

$500

4

JESSE PARMENTIER

$250

5

KEELI HANZELKA

$150

6

AUDRA ZENTNER

$150

7

MOLLY BACH

$100

8

AMANDA SMITH

$100

9

MELINDA VAN HOOMISSEN

$75

10

EMILY HINES

$75

11

LAURA TOWER

$75

12

Mary Burke

$75

13

Rokhsan ARFA

$50

14

JESSICA TYREE

$50

15

ANGIE CORNISH

$50

16

VIRGINIA MARINO

$50

In year three, the Berg Bros. returned to the World Championship stage at Chicago's Cubby Bear, but with a much larger task at hand. The number of competitors in each tournament ballooned to 64 - 62 of whom were hungry to steal their thunder.

It was a hard fought battle to the top, but at the end of the night, two new names were added to the Pro and Safari trophies - Trevor Floren and Alex Derhohannesian, respectively. The Bergs' perfect streak had ended.

Big Buck Hunter Pro

Place

Player Name

Prize

1

Trevor Floren

$10,000

2

Nick Berg

$5,000

3

Keenan Hughes

$2,000

4

Chris Fream

$1,000

5

Andy Lin

$750

6

Kevin Naumann

$750

7

Thomas Passemante

$500

8

Travis Pastrana

$500

9

Alex Derhohannesian

$250

10

Eric Naumann

$250

11

Chris Yunt

$250

12

Brenton Garritty

$250

13

Jerad Berg

$150

14

Steven Guenther

$150

15

Jeremy Bahmuller

$150

16

Richard Flynn

$150

17

Tony Young

$100

18

Gerald Delisser

$100

19

Scott Van Hoomissen

$100

20

Phillip Croy

$100

21

Isaac Ervin

$100

22

Matthew Blauvelt

$100

23

Paul Vorthmann

$100

24

Melinda Van Hoomissen

$100

25

Makanalani Thatcher

$50

26

Matthew Budzisz

$50

27

Irfan Kardas

$50

28

Chris Wellen

$50

29

Charles Bickel

$0

30

Eddie Sundin

$0

31

Kris McFarland

$0

32

Max Manning

$0

33

Clay Conrad

$0

34

Jeremy Hansen

$0

35

Geoff Bumstead

$0

36

Thor Fox

$0

37

Chris Hight

$0

38

Jamie Walther

$0

39

Nick Forde

$0

40

Todd Wickard

$0

41

Joel Foppiano

$0

42

Nick Robbins

$0

43

Nick Palleon

$0

44

Brian Sommatino

$0

45

Trey Northcott

$0

46

Bill Luggelle

$0

47

Ben Thoden

$0

48

Chris Savell

$0

49

Richard Campbell

$0

50

Ryan Ramplin

$0

51

Jesse Andreini

$0

52

Chris Green

$0

53

Morgan Travelbee

$0

54

Kristina Lucas

$0

Big Buck Safari

Place

Player Name

Prize

1

Alex Derhohannesian

$10,000

2

Chris Fream

$5,000

3

Max Manning

$2,000

4

Brenton Garritty

$1,000

5

Andy Lin

$750

6

Trevor Floren

$750

7

Steven Guenther

$500

8

Jerad Berg

$500

9

Ryan Turner

$250

10

Travis Pastrana

$250

11

Blaine Christopher

$250

12

Jeremy Bahmuller

$250

13

Irfan Kardas

$150

14

Jesse Andreini

$150

15

Gerald Delisser

$150

16

Thor Fox

$150

17

Chris Hight

$100

18

Jamie Walther

$100

19

Keenan Hughes

$100

20

Kristina Lucas

$100

21

Richard Flynn

$100

22

Matthew Budzisz

$100

23

Thomas Passemante

$100

24

Paul Vorthmann

$100

25

Garret Heying

$50

26

Chris Green

$50

27

Nick Berg

$50

28

Justin Henderson

$50

29

Clay Conrad

$0

30

Eddie Sundin

$0

31

Chris Wellen

$0

32

Chance Bunger

$0

33

Ben Thoden

$0

34

Jerrett Bartlett

$0

35

Nick Lundin

$0

36

Phillip Croy

$0

37

Derek Tower

$0

38

Gio Poletti

$0

39

David Gajeski

$0

40

Joel Foppiano

$0

41

Morgan Travelbee

$0

42

Jerad Erlandson

$0

43

Geoff Bumstead

$0

44

Thomas Hennessy

$0

45

Nathan Sandford

$0

46

John Harrington

$0

The following year marked some dramatic changes in the Big Buck World Championship. Not only did the number of competitors increase to 32, but two separate Championships were held - one on the newly updated Big Buck Hunter Pro: Open Season and one on Big Buck Safari.

In a move that made all of us a little concerned about the diversity of last names featured on our trophies, Jerad returned to take the title on Safari and his brother, Nick Berg took the title in Pro! The now infamous Berg family left Chicago's District Bar $20,000 richer.

Big Buck Hunter Pro

Place

Player Name

Prize

1

Nick Berg

$10,000

2

Trevor Floren

$5,000

3

William Gutzke

$2,000

4

Geoff Thomas

$1,000

5

Steven Guenther

$500

6

Michael Byrne

$500

7

Andy Lin

$250

8

Eric Naumann

$250

9

Alex Derhohannesian

$200

10

Keenan Hughes

$200

11

Ryan Ramplin

$200

12

Richard Campbell

$200

13

Chris Hight

$100

14

Chris Fream

$100

15

Joe Kelly

$100

16

Chris Savell

$100

17

Ron Wells

$50

18

Tony Young

$50

19

Nick Rossi

$50

20

Christer Andersson

$50

21

Jerad Berg

$50

22

Jamie Walther

$50

23

Matthew Budzisz

$50

24

Paul Vorthmann

$50

25

Tracie Holman

$25

26

Jeff Miller

$25

27

Chris Wellen

$25

28

Jason Cardenas

$25

29

Jake Davis

$25

30

Scott Van Hoomissen

$25

31

Thor Fox

$25

32

Michael Blauvelt

$25

Big Buck Safari

Place

Player Name

Prize

1

Jerad Berg

$10,000

2

Barry Dufek

$5,000

3

Christer Andersson

$2,000

4

Chris Hight

$1,000

5

Alex Derhohannessian

$500

6

Angela Loftus

$500

7

Keenan O'Callaghan

$250

8

William Gutzke

$250

9

Chris Fream

$200

10

Dan Crider

$200

11

Steven Guenther

$200

12

Jason Cardenas

$200

13

Nick Berg

$100

14

Colin Strasser

$100

15

Tim Drkula

$100

16

David Smith

$100

17

Cristina Godsey

$50

18

William Brown

$50

19

Brett Godsey

$50

20

Scott Tettleton

$50

21

Ben Long

$50

22

Jason Smith

$50

23

Chris Nelson

$50

24

David Martin

$50

25

Ron Wells

$25

26

Robert Burcham

$25

27

Chris Dugan

$25

28

Kristin Infantolino

$25

29

Joel Foppiano

$25

30

Curtis Fiffick

$25

31

Kevin Naylor

$25

32

Brenton Garritty

$25

The first-ever Big Buck World Championship was held in Chicago at Excalibur Night Club. 24 of the country's best players came to compete on Big Buck Hunter Pro.

In the end, Jerad Berg proved to be the best hunter in the room, becoming the first player in Big Buck history to be immortalized on Pappy's Jug.